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[October] 24th 1918 My dear cousin Joseph, My silence upbraid one & I feel very guilty for my apparent neglectof yr. splendid letter with enclosures received a considerable time ago - I forwarded to Hubert Madame Beauregards letter & all you sent. I see by yrs. received just now that he had only time to say he read them & acknowledged. For months he get only a "field card" or a few times "While the horses feed" - how busy he & Mr Airadn have been for months the latter writes "We hear rumors of peace but Mother dear it is bloody war out here" we are at it day & night" [left margin] goodbye & God bless & spare you all to see a satisfactory peace accompanied by genious victory tonight about by the help of your dear country. Only for the American assistance where [ms illegible: 1 wd] be now. Good luck to them my dear Joe yr. fond cousin Mary Ward

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[October] 24th 1918 My dear cousin Joseph, My silence upbraid one & I feel very guilty for my apparent neglectof yr. splendid letter with enclosures received a considerable time ago - I forwarded to Hubert Madame Beauregards letter & all you sent. I see by yrs. received just now that he had only time to say he read them & acknowledged. For months he get only a "field card" or a few times "While the horses feed" - how busy he & Mr Airadn have been for months the latter writes "We hear rumors of peace but Mother dear it is bloody war out here" we are at it day & night" [left margin] goodbye & God bless & spare you all to see a satisfactory peace accompanied by genious victory tonight about by the help of your dear country. Only for the American assistance where [ms illegible: 1 wd] be now. Good luck to them my dear Joe yr. fond cousin Mary Ward